I recently bought this Colnago Master - so my long-term dream of an italian road bike came true. Seller of the bike told me that it´s from mid 1990´s. I would like to know the exact year. I´ve tried to find shots of similar bike on the net but I haven´t found any. Further information of Colnago Masters in general is also welcome. Thanks a lot in advance!

Welcome to the forums, I cannot tell you the exact year but i would guess that that it is much older than you were told. Give away signs are mainly the group components like the downtube shifters, brake calipers but of course these all could have been changed.
The frame on the otherhand has a classic decals, quill stem, top tube cable guides and only 1 bottle mount so suggesting a bike from an earlier period. It's very nice, I would guess and it is a guess early to mid eightys possibly even earlier. There are some good guys on here who really know there road stuff so you may get a definitive answer instead of my guess work

[quote="Shamus"]I think it s from 90´s.
The seller said that he had bought it "about over ten years ago" as new. And I have no reason not to believe him. So, I think you are right - it must be from 1990´s.

It has not chromed lugs and master -decal is strange place?
I quess the lugs can tell the year...

Lovely looking frame, not disagreeing with any of the above but I'd be with the guys who are saying early to mid 80s before the distinctive gilco (clover leaf profile) tubes and straight Prescia forks were introduced - perhaps a frame produced in 82/83, bought a couple of years later and the up to date at the time late generation Super Record components added?

Lovely looking frame, not disagreeing with any of the above but I'd be with the guys who are saying early to mid 80s before the distinctive gilco (clover leaf profile) tubes and straight Prescia forks were introduced - perhaps a frame produced in 82/83, bought a couple of years later and the up to date at the time late generation Super Record components added?

Regardless of any of this, ride and enjoy!

Thanks for your answer. I hope that you and other "80s guys" are right - the older frame the better. Your theory of older frame and some newer components added later is interesting - and very possible.
What does the "clover leaf profile" look like? The tubes of my bike are profiled - not round.

I´ll ride and enjoy - as soon as snow has gone. And that will take about 3 long months...

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